Town Hall · Chemung

Chemung, IL town hall & government

Chemung spent $817,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $94 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Chemung's government.

Town budget

Where Chemung's money goes

Spent
$817,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$94
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$487,000
$56 per resident
Roads & transportation
$423,00052%
Administration & buildings
$340,00042%
Interest on debt
$16,0002%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$36,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chemung

Full-time staff
4
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harvard Community Unit School District 50

Chemung's K–12 school district, shared with Dunham, Harvard, Alden and Hartland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,292
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,499
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $20,292 per pupil, $10,583 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Chemung pay

Typical tax bill
$4,387
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.38%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$184,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Chemung's government

Town hall & decisions in Chemung →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chemung

Chemung is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Chemung's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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